A critique of Aristocratic Democracy
Introduction:
The widely promulgated, promoted and accepted types of government nowadays is democracy, and that of yesteryears is aristocracy. Aristocratic nations have risen and fallen and this rubble gave rise to democracy - for the people, of the people and by the people. Democracy, however, is not adequate enough to tackle both political and economic problems, much like its counterpart communism - which is by and large more economic than political, but inadequate nonetheless.
What is the most suitable form of government then, one would enquire?
The belief lies that this question has been answered about three hundred years before the birth of Christ, in ancient Greece, by one whom they called "the …show more content…
The first step on this path of equality of educational opportunity is to collectively school children who are ten years or older, much like the famed Gurukul system that persisted in ancient India. This similar schooling imparts exactly the same eduction to the child of a wealthy industrialist and that of a man who works under him. Plato states that the reason for this method of schooling away from home, apart from the equality imparted, is to "protect" the children from their parents. He understood that utopia could not be built if the minds of infants were corrupted by the dogmas and beliefs of their elders at every turn, as the child was bound to follow in example. The should be free to deliberate, demarcate and choose for themselves, what they deem to be right, sans …show more content…
Every school would have a playground and gymnasium, where in each student would learn the discipline, focus, strength (both physical and mental), dedication, handwork and the innumerable other virtues taught to one by sport. Plato's Utopia began with the body of man. A nation could not be built on the backs of the unfit,
"All sport for ten years?" one would remark upon reading the previous paragraph. That is a very valid question indeed, and one that was considered by Plato too. Being an athlete or only physical fitness was nowhere near enough. He wanted the youth to find an equilibrium between gentle nature and courage, despite the inconsistencies between the same. The answer to this quest was found curled up in the notes of music. The delicacy of music would add a vast amount of mental and psychological harmony to the students. "Can he who is musically constituted ever be unjust?" said Plato
Introduction:
The widely promulgated, promoted and accepted types of government nowadays is democracy, and that of yesteryears is aristocracy. Aristocratic nations have risen and fallen and this rubble gave rise to democracy - for the people, of the people and by the people. Democracy, however, is not adequate enough to tackle both political and economic problems, much like its counterpart communism - which is by and large more economic than political, but inadequate nonetheless.
What is the most suitable form of government then, one would enquire?
The belief lies that this question has been answered about three hundred years before the birth of Christ, in ancient Greece, by one whom they called "the …show more content…
The first step on this path of equality of educational opportunity is to collectively school children who are ten years or older, much like the famed Gurukul system that persisted in ancient India. This similar schooling imparts exactly the same eduction to the child of a wealthy industrialist and that of a man who works under him. Plato states that the reason for this method of schooling away from home, apart from the equality imparted, is to "protect" the children from their parents. He understood that utopia could not be built if the minds of infants were corrupted by the dogmas and beliefs of their elders at every turn, as the child was bound to follow in example. The should be free to deliberate, demarcate and choose for themselves, what they deem to be right, sans …show more content…
Every school would have a playground and gymnasium, where in each student would learn the discipline, focus, strength (both physical and mental), dedication, handwork and the innumerable other virtues taught to one by sport. Plato's Utopia began with the body of man. A nation could not be built on the backs of the unfit,
"All sport for ten years?" one would remark upon reading the previous paragraph. That is a very valid question indeed, and one that was considered by Plato too. Being an athlete or only physical fitness was nowhere near enough. He wanted the youth to find an equilibrium between gentle nature and courage, despite the inconsistencies between the same. The answer to this quest was found curled up in the notes of music. The delicacy of music would add a vast amount of mental and psychological harmony to the students. "Can he who is musically constituted ever be unjust?" said Plato